If your vacation plans include traveling in the western U.S. this summer, here are some stimulating VIA articles that might generate some stops along the way.
- Gardens of Delight 17 top botanical gardens let you escape civilization and return to paradise.
- The West’s Best Cactus In spring, these stickery characters still stick but also delight with their other-worldly blossoms.
- Filoli Gardens A historic Georgian mansion stands amid 16 acres of breathtaking formal gardens.
- Silverton: Oregon’s Garden City Surprise! A Frank Lloyd Wright house set in an 80-acre arboretum.
- Top Five California Gardens One of VIA’s editors weighed in with her five favorite gardens. It appears that she likes roses. A lot.
- Bloomin' Great Gardens In springtime, 11 gardens and preserves get pretty and popular.
- A Botanical Wonder in Las Vegas Three miles from the sinful Strip, Springs Preserve, a 180-acre Eden, has sprung out of the desert, complete with an amphitheater, interactive museums, and eight acres of gardens.
